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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It was a great honour to have had Prof. Elizabeth Sinn visit us yesterday. She shared with us her decade-long research on the colorful life of Ho Amei (何崑山), a cousin of Ho Kai and an enterprising figure who climbed the social hierarchy in colonial Hong Kong in the late 19th century.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Proud supervisor moment: Seeing Alex’s fine article out with Urban History! @klalexcheung.bsky.social

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We launched a new open access platform on historical photos of Hong Kong! hphkbristol.net. You can use it to have some #hkhist fun, or for your family history project. If you want to start researching your family roots in Hong Kong, watch this space: a HK family history toolkit launching soon!

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Welcome | Historical Photographs of Hong Kong

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History at Bristol @uobrishistory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

2/4 Come join us to mark the event! On 10 October at 11 am, our @viviankonghk.bsky.social will open the second 150 years of History at Bristol considering Rowley’s topic – ‘Why history is studied, and why it should form part of a liberal education’ in view of her own career and her current project

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Super late in posting this but so glad to see the Stanton album on HPC website! Fascinating photos - do check them out.

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History at Bristol @uobrishistory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It’s our birthday soon! On 10 October, at exactly 11 am. At that moment, 150 years ago, James Rowley, the Chair in History and Literature, began to present the first lecture on history at the new University College, Bristol, on its opening day, and so the first ever at the University of Bristol 1/4

Photograph of James Rowley 1st Chair of History at University College, Bristol

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Very excited about our summer school, and about Prof Hsu & @sulinlewis.bsky.social Prof Lewis's joining us on the teaching team of the summer school! Apply before 3 May 2026.

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Family History Workshop, Session 2 24 January 2026 Last Saturday we welcomed the second cohort of our family history workshop participants back to our campus again for a consultation workshop.

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

All four lessons of the first semester's "Hong Kong History Academy" are now available online, you can review all twelve sessions here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gl_... Next semester four lessons will be available in April. Please stay tuned!

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐳-𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚: 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 Prof Tak-Wing Ngo Hybrid event. To attend, please register on Ticketpass. tktp.as/ETNLIH

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HKHC Speaker’s Series, Prof Tak-Wing Ngo, University of Macau

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Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Just found my forthcoming book, 'The Drunkard in Victorian Fiction and Culture', on the Waterstones website! Pre-order it now or I should get a discount code nearer the time so e-mail me if you'd like that or if you'd like me to suggest you as a reviewer: www.waterstones.com/book/the-dru...

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The Drunkard in Victorian Fiction and Culture by Pam Lock | Waterstones

Buy The Drunkard in Victorian Fiction and Culture by Pam Lock from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

With support from @uobrishistory.bsky.social & @uobartsmatter.bsky.social, these Cantonese workshops form part of my new project to develop Chinese-language resources to support the global HK diaspora to research & preserve their family history. Feel really privileged to be able to do this work!

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

'We understand Hong Kong as a subject providing a wide range of opportunities, as a city and a territory with a distinctive past that has never been more alive.' Excellent write up on the @hongkonghistory.bsky.social in the latest @iias.bsky.social newsletter For more pp.38-40 👉 brnw.ch/21wZEyV

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Jan 2026 History Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Gary Cheung, veteran journalist and published author, will share on 'Reevaluating the Sino-British negotiation: Learning from declassified British records'. Cantonese event. Register: tktp.as/EZIUSZ

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Last Saturday I had a very rewarding afternoon with a group of Hong Kongers, many of them travelling from outside Bristol, exploring how those of us with family roots in Hong Kong could research and preserve our family history!

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We're launching a 3-week Hong Kong History Summer School in June-July 2026 for all of you interested in HK history! And you will have the opportunity to explore our Hong Kong collections too. Just how exciting is that? @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social #hongkonghistory

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Also open for application at @hongkonghistory.bsky.social at the moment is our Visiting Scholar Scheme for 2026/27, for colleagues/PGR students working on project(s) relating to the history of Hong Kong! #hkhist @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We have now announced TWO full PhD studentships at Bristol's Hong Kong History Centre @uobrishistory.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social! Please spread the word to anyone you know who are working towards/have a Master's degree, and are interested in pursuing further research in HK history.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Thrilled to see this generous review by Benjamin Mountford on my book Multiracial Britishness, on my first day back at work after a long sick leave!

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

We are recruiting a Postdoc Research Associate (Oral History) at the Hong Kong History Centre at Bristol! Please feel free to circulate to any friends and colleagues, and/or get in touch if you're interested.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Had a fun afternoon on Tues, speaking on a Cantonese panel w/ Doris, @adonismyli.bsky.social, Florence & Charles on our work on the New Documentary History of HK. The talk was hosted by Lion's Ink Book, which has done so much on the outreach of HK history to the public. Thank you Lion's Ink!

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

My first podcast experience! Many thanks to Miranda & @NewBooksNetwork for inviting me to talk about my book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910-45 on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6ZVI... /Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Vivian Kong, "Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910–45" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Had a wonderful afternoon on Saturday, where I led a family history workshop for HK community in Bristol with our PhD students. Means so much to me that we get to draw on our research methods to support our community to preserve their family history. @hongkonghistory.bsky.social

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

What a fun Saturday afternoon we had with John, learning from his insights on the linked exchange rate system!

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

It's tomorrow! Join us online at 9:30 UK Time tomorrow for Jenny's talk on transborder fugitives, extradition, and political crimes in modern China.

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Gender & History Journal @genderandhistory.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

We are pleased to share the details for the Annual Gender & History Lecture, which will be given by Dr Onni Gust. Their talk is titled 'Kin: transgender history with and beyond the human'. May 15, 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (In person and Online) Register here 👇 ticketpass.org/event/ELMPHJ...

Poster advertising the 2025 Gender & History Lecture, which will be given by Dr Onni Gust. Information about the date, time and location can be found at the bottom of the poster, along with a QR to scan.

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

'Shockingly timely, this enticing, original and wonderfully researched book contributes to some of the most pressing debates of our time' Congratulations to Dr @amycking.bsky.social who won the American Association for Italian Studies First Book Prize for The Politics of Sacrifice 🔗 bit.ly/3GLSuHj

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

My book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong 1910-45 is out in paperback now 😁 It's now only £29.99 (and a further 20% off discount with the code HIST1525) at shorturl.at/15uJU . Really pleased that it received positive reviews on outlets eg H-Diplo, AHR & Journal of Social History!

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

4 fully funded scholarships for female students from Hong Kong, interested in pursuing master’s studies at @bristoluni.bsky.social ! Check the link below to see list of eligible programmes and more details. Deadline 7 May. www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...

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British Council scholarships for Women

The University of Bristol, in partnership with the British Council and supported by Sir Tang Shiu Kin Education Trust, is proud to announce four fully funded scholarships. These are for female student...

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The tastiest pasty l’ve ever had. Perfect way to wrap up my very fruitful research trip in Cornwall this week. Heading home with lots of inspiration, useful research material for my next book, and even a wedding dress (not mine!). Now I just need to write the book!

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

A fantastic, engaging talk by @cmkwong.bsky.social last weekend on Hong Kong's WW2 experience! I don't like working on the weekend but having great talks like Chi Man's at our History Salon always makes me happy to come into work on Saturday afternoons.

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Thomas Larkin @thomaslarkin.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

This week's work with MHHK included finishing up the map of the 1920s and starting a new one on the 1840s as I continue to build out the starter kit. This has meant working with Adolphe Dubois de Jancigny's fantastic 1842 survey, which provides a very different profile of Hong Kong's shoreline.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

An exciting lineup for our History Salons! John Wong of HKU is coming to Bristol, and will give a Cantonese talk on the past and present of HK's Linked Exchange Rate System. Come and join us on 17 May at 2:30pm if you're around Bristol!

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

It's tomorrow! Chi Man, leading expert in military history of HK who brilliantly incorporates DH and spatial history methods in his work, is giving a Cantonese community talk on the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong at our Centre tomorrow.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

looking forward to this book talk by Stella, whose work I've enjoyed reading!

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Had so much fun talking to Met Police History Society ytd! I spoke about my new project on a HK-born Eurasian who grew up in Cornwall in 1900s & somehow got deported from UK for suspected 'brothel keeping' in 1937, focusing on the interactions she & her police father had with both sides of the law.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Really excited about speaking on my new book project to colleagues at York on 2 April.

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Our 14-chapter 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘒 explores themes in colonial Hong Kong history including politics, economics and society through primary sources and images hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist... Contributors on Bluesky @adonismyli.bsky.social @allanpang.bsky.social @viviankonghk.bsky.social

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Dr. Grace Di Méo @gracedimeo.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

First post here! Sharing my latest article on the all-female 'Forty Elephants' gang (maybe of interest if you've been reading about the new #AThousandBlows show?) - read me for tales of women bandits, getaway driving and West End shoplifting! #historians #criminology #gangs doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...

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‘An amazing gang of women crooks and blackmailers’: women, organized crime, and the ‘Forty Elephants’ gang in inter-war Britain

Abstract. Women’s participation in organized crime has been overlooked within historical research, with studies typically relegating their roles to that of

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Thomas Larkin @thomaslarkin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A nice surprise to wake up today to the news that Modern China in Flux is out online ahead of print, and that it's been made open access! Modern China in Flux collects essays that explore Chinese society through the underlying framework of network analysis, leveraging digital methods to do so.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Super excited about this family history workshop I'm organising on May 31 at Bristol @uobrishistory.bsky.social. This in-person Cantonese workshop will lead participants to explore their family's past in HK & share tools that one can use to collect material relating to their family history. #hkhist

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Jon Howlett @jonhowlett.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Great to be back at @uobrishistory.bsky.social yesterday to talk to the wonderful Asian History Seminar Group about decolonisation, refugees, Hong Kong and even Tom Hanks at one point... Thanks @bickers.bsky.social, @viviankonghk.bsky.social and @sulinlewis.bsky.social

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Dr Hannah Charnock @hannahcharnock.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

It has a cover and a release date so it is official that my first book, 'Teenage Intimacies: Young women, sex and social life in England, 1950-80' will be published by @manchesterup.bsky.social on 25 March! 🗃️ #histsex manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526173140/

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Manchester University Press - Teenage intimacies

Teenage intimacies - Browse and buy the eBook edition of Teenage intimacies by Hannah Charnock

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

'Hong Kong History Day 2024' now on YouTube! Panel on ‘History education beyond classroom’ Video 1: Reynold Tsang The University of Hong Kong History of Local Museums

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History of Local Museums, Reynold Tsang 曾啓泓：本地博物館歷史

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

We are building a Hong Kong Collection at @bristoluni.bsky.social! We now call for donation of photos of HK in 19 and 20th centuries. We'd also love to hear about other materials, such as family letters, diaries, unpublished memoirs etc.

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Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Looking forward to this roundtable on Hong Kong and Global History! It starts with a talk by David Clayton of Uni of York, followed by responses from @uobrishistory.bsky.social's @sulinlewis.bsky.social, Simon Potter & @bickers.bsky.social. This'll be hybrid, so join us in person/on zoom on 24 Feb!

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Su Lin Lewis @sulinlewis.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Next Thursday (2-4) we'll be launching Development, Socialism, and Internationalism in the Third World (edited with @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social) with a brilliant group of discussants (below)- many thanks @jessicareinisch.bsky.social for hosting us at Birkbeck! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/socialism...

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Socialism, Internationalism, and Development in the Third World

In the wake of colonial and racial exploitation, political leaders, technocrats, activists, and workers across the Third World turned to socialism to offer a ne…

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